So I guess I lumped it wrong, judging from the resposes. It seems Southern & Eastern US & Ontario Canada (maybe even eastern Canada) call it a 9 pointer, while Northern & Western US and Western Canada call the same deer a 4x5.

Brampton, it nun suprise me you don't rightly know what me be talkin about, us westerns alwise a might bite different than you all east boyz....LOL.

This topic obviously wasn't serious by any means, but I have often wondered why the difference.

Even so, Skeeter....we hold no ill will against you westerners....LOL....no matter how many points it has, here's hoping it drops within 10 yds of been hit.........good hunting to all........Brampton Mike

Okay here is my two cents worth, my understanding of this was that whitetails all the points were counted, mulies, black tails, and elk were either one side of the rack or if the total was not even a 4X5 or the like.

The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club

I say it all sounds good to me... I like to say 10 sounds better then 5 in my book... so I use the most I can... So far that's 11, hoping to top that this year.... Good Luck out there...

I think that most people like the higher number because it makes their deer sound bigger.Even fish and wildlife use terms such as three point deer or three or six point elk in the hunting regulations in the west.

the mississippi is the dividing line. to the west you only count one side of the antlers (not counting brow tines or points less than 1 inch in length) and east of the mississippi you count all points.

Jason Root

I have always heard ,at least for the last 50 years(thats as far back as I can remember) that a point is a point is a point,as long as it will hold a ring.

I have been doing it that way for all this time ; &quot;I AIN'T CHANGING NOW&quot; !!!!<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle>

I am not a hunter I am a whitetail population reduction specialest

remember keep your back to the sun, your knife sharp, and your powder dry.

I always call'em side by side.....4 x 4, 5 x 4 etc. with the points all having to be at least an inch. I think this is more accurate than saying a 10 point, that could be a standard 4 x 4 with two stickers on one side....that's my take.

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I saw a set of blacktail horns with 27 points on one side and 23on the other .I wondered what they would call that back east ? Non-typical works for me

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